XXIV. 



DESCRIPTION OF RAQUETTE LAKE ABUNDANCE OF ITS 



FISH LAKE ELDON ITS QUEER DISCOVERY A MAN 



WHIPPED BY AN EAGLE A HUNTER WITHOUT FEET. 



The "Woods, August. 

 Dear H : 



I designed to give you a lengthy description of Ra- 

 quette Lake, which surpasses all the others in the 

 beauty of its scenery, and can hardly be matched in 

 the wide world. I was the more anxious to do this, 

 because its sloping shores and fertile land make it 

 the most desirable portion of this whole region for 

 settlers. The Adirondack chain terminates here in 

 the isolated peak of Mount Emmons, and the land 

 sinks into an elevated plateau, furnishing many in- 

 ducements to the emigrant. In place of this, how- 

 ever, I give you an extract from an interesting letter 



